“Don’t rely on a word’s etymology....Meaning isn’t primarily located in a word’s root or history.”
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6 Ways Biblical Word Studies Go Wrong - TGC
Evangelism in a Post-Christian Culture
Times Have Changed
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The Bereans Had No Bibles: Re-envisioning Acts 17
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“It was rare for average folks in the early church to have an individual copy of the Scriptures…. What they had instead was a community—in this case the synagogue—which had a collection of writings we know as the Old Testament.” - TGC
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Research: “There are profound differences between people who engage the Scriptures at least four times a week and those who engage with Scripture less often.”
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“Integral to these findings is that people who engage the Bible one to three days a week indicate basically the same effect on their personal lives as those who do not engage at all. The deceptive reality is that they can feel good about their activities without any sustainable results.” - LifeWay
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“A less naïve, more discerning church must start with deeper biblical literacy.”
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“If a person doesn’t realize that their understanding of the Bible lacks appropriate context and depth, they end up navigating the stormy cultural waters in whatever way happens to make sense to them based on what they think the Bible says.
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“Reading and studying the Bible is not concerned with what we feel the text may mean”
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“Neither Bible study nor the Christian life are centered on our feelings; they are centered on being mastered by the Word of God, that we may be anchored in God’s truth whether in good times or bad.” - Ref21
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Mind the Story: A Bible Reading Lesson from Ron Horton
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“In Alive to the Purpose: The Readerly Reading of Scripture (Greenville, SC: JourneyForth, 2020), the late literary scholar and Bob Jones University professor Ronald A. Horton seeks to correct unbalanced Bible study. There are multiple legitimate ways to study, but neither special study nor perfunctory reading should keep us from seeing Scripture for what it is.
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Eight Benefits of Greek New Testament Sentence Diagramming
by Randy Leedy
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Sermon Based Small Groups: Yes or No
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“More and more churches seem to be moving to a sermon-based curriculum for their small groups. That is, they review and study the same text the pastor preached on the previous Sunday. On the other hand, I’ve met church leaders who oppose this approach. Here’s a summary of the arguments I’m hearing” - Church Leaders
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You're Doing It Wrong: Reading Entire Books of the Bible
Reposted from DBTS blog.
Have you ever read one of the Gospels in one sitting? I believe many Christians have not. Have you ever read Romans in one sitting? How would such a reading change your perspective on the book?
I require my students to read the Bible in large portions. For instance, in the Gospels class, I require students to read an entire Gospel in one sitting. While most choose Mark (it’s the shortest!), I usually encourage them to read John or Matthew.
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